Tell Me

Tell me what you think of
When you lay awake at night
With your arm wrapped around
An empty pillow
 
Do I pass through your mind
On a wisp of moonlight,
Leaving the scent of apricot behind?
Do your lips curl 
At a glimpse of a memory
Drifting aimlessly amongst your thoughts
And does your tongue recall 
The savoured taste of me
When the clock strikes two?
 
What do you think of 
When sleep won’t come to you
And the moon keeps inching
Across a winter sky
 
Does the hollow of your back
Miss the shape of me 
Pressed against it?
Does the air brush over your neck
Like my breath soft on your skin,
And do the distant sounds of night
Bring my voice to your ears
As I whisper in the darkness
Far away — I Love You
 
Tell me what you think of
When the evils lurk at night
And every breath leads slowly
Towards a morning without rest
 
Do I comfort you
Even though I can’t be there,
Does an echo of my kiss 
Soothe your woes
From here — where I lay?
Do you feel my arms around you
In the empty of night
And do I keep you warm
When the hours are cold?

  


november 2010 
 



 
Awarded by Poetic Constellations ~ November 25, 2010 ~ breathlesrapture